Environmental Tectonics To Develop Advanced Disaster Management Simulator For Port Of Los Angeles

June 1, 2009

Environmental Tectonics Corp.’s Simulation Division recently announced the signing of a contract with the City of Los Angeles to create Incident Command training simulators for the Port of Los Angeles (Port of LA).

The Port of Los Angeles, known as "America's Port," is the largest port on the West Coast and the number one port in all of the United States in terms of container volume and cargo. Additionally, the Port of LA services over one million passengers per year. Spanning over 7,500 acres, it has fire departments strategically located in four different locations. The Port of LA takes safety, security and emergency preparedness very seriously and is known to have the largest dedicated port police force in the United States.

Port of LA officials will use ADMS to train their police, fire, and homeland security personnel to enhance their already robust training program in an effort to continue their mission to make security a priority and their first responders the best in the business. As noted on their website, "It is the intention of the Port of Los Angeles to be the safety and security model for major ports around the world." ETC Simulation is proud to be supporting this mission with ADMS.

"ETC's ADMS is a significant addition to the Port of LA's vigorous emergency preparedness program,” said Simulation Division President Marco van Wijngaarden “The Port of LA joins ETC's premiere list of highly visible clients who utilize ADMS. We look forward to a long-lasting relationship with this prestigious customer on the West Coast."

ADMS is an interactive team training simulator that offers a proven methodology to provide results-based and cost-effective training. ADMS offers true-to-life experience using physics-based simulation, embedded artificial intelligence and high-end training stages. Any decision of trainees drives the outcome of the open ended scenarios, making the trainees to experience the consequences of their on-going decisions.




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